Adobe revolutionised printing with the introduction of PostScript in 1984 and the Portable Document Format (PDF) 10 years later. Adobe continues to lead the industry, bringing award-winning technologies to printers around the globe. Our portfolio spans the workflow, with products ranging from Creative Cloud to Acrobat DC to print reproduction. Our solution partners lead the print industry, delivering the best-of-breed solutions of today . . . and tomorrow.

Adobe is committed to advancing the print industry through the development of new standards, such as the JDF job ticket and the PDF/X series of digital master formats. Adobe is an active participant in standard bodies and industry associations such as the International Standards Organisation (ISO); the International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress Organisation or “CIP10.0 cm (4”) (JDF); the International Colour Consortium (ICC profiles); the Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG); and the PDF Association (PDFA). Adobe initiated and drove the development of PDF/VT, the standard for graphically rich Variable Data Print (ISO 16612-2).

Adobe print technologies are the product of decades of development, enhanced and extended by ongoing investment and innovation. The Adobe print imaging platform is the most comprehensive and efficient in the industry. It is also the broadest, serving Print Production and Enterprise markets for all classes of imaging devices. Our foundational technologies – including the Adobe PDF Library, Adobe CoolType (font rendering), Adobe Graphics Engine and Adobe Color Engine – are employed by Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. They are used in Acrobat DC. The result is superior, reliable rendering, the most trusted in the industry. The technology is supported by world-class project managers and consulting engineers. Adobe is ranked among the top 100 global brands, an important asset which our partners can leverage in their marketing programmes.

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